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pyroxylin definition

py·roxy·lin or pyroxyline py·rox′y·line (pī räk′sə lin)

noun

nitrocellulose, esp. in less highly nitrated and explosive forms than guncotton

Etymology: Fr pyroxyline < Gr pyr, fire + xylon, wood

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